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Effect of yoga breathing techniques on psychological and autonomic activity

Effects of uni and bilateral nostril yoga breathing on psychophysiological variables

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/06/043222
Enrollment
40
Registered
2022-06-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-08-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Surya anuloma viloma (SAV): (i) Pre (5 minutes), (ii) During intervention (18 minutes with three epochs of 5 minutes with one minute rest between two consecutive epochs) and (iii) Post

Sponsors

Patanjali Research Foundation trust
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy volunteers (based on semi structured interview). 2. Minimum yoga experience 3 months.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Persons who are taking medication, history of smoking, consuming tobacco or alcohol and having history of respiratory, cardiac diseases will be excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
(i) Heart rate variability (HRV) (ii) Respiration rate (RR) (iii) Galvanic skin resistance (GSR) (iv) Photo-plethysmography (PPG) (v) Blood pressure (BP).Timepoint: In each session there will be (i) Baseline (12 minutes 30 seconds), (ii) During (18 minutes with three epochs of 5 minutes with one minute rest between two consecutive epochs) and (iii) Post (12 minutes 30 seconds).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
(i) Brief Mood Introspection Scale (BMIS) (ii) Spielberger’s state trait anxiety inventory- state (STAI-s) (iii) Performance test: Six letter cancellation test (SLCT) (iv) Global Vigor and Affect (GVA) instrumentTimepoint: at (i) Baseline and (ii) Post assessment (after 18 minutes of intervention).;(v) Visual analogue scale (VAS)Timepoint: (i) Post assessment (after 18 minutes of intervention).

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Shirley Telles

Patanjali Research Foundation (trust)

office@prft.co.in09897963254

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026